os ōs, ōris (no gen. plur.), n.kindr. with Sanscr. āsya, os, vultus, facies, the mouth (syn. bucca): quam tibi ex ore orationem duriter dictis dedit, Enn. ap. Non. p. 512, 8: ex ore in ejus os inflato aquam dato palumbo,Cato, R. R. 90: ad haec omnia percipienda os est aptissimum,Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 184: oris hiatus,id. ib. 2, 47, 122: os tenerum pueri,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 126: fetidum,Cic. Pis. 7, 13: trilingue,Hor. C. 2, 19, 31: os loquentis Opprimere,Ov. M. 3, 296: in ore omnium esse, to be in everybody's mouth, to be the common talk: in ore est omni populo,Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 13: istius nequitiam in ore vulgi atque in communibus proverbiis esse versatam,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121: Harmodius in ore est,id. Tusc. 1, 49, 116: in ore omnium,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 56: habere aliquid in ore,
,Cat. 40, 5; Liv. 2, 36, 3: ire per ora Nomen,Sil. 3, 135: hic Graecā doctrinā ore tenus exercitus animum bonis artibus non induerat,i. e.
only as far as his tongue
,
only so as to talk
,Tac. A. 15, 45. Hence, os suum aperire (eccl. Lat.), to begin to speak, Vulg. Job, 33, 2; id. Ecclus. 51, 33 et saep.: os alicujus aperire,
to cause to speak
,id. Ezech. 33, 22; cf. id. ib. 24, 27; 3, 27. But: aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo,
threatened
,Vulg. Psa. 21, 13: os sublinere alicui, to cheat, befool, v. sublino. Esp.: pleno ore, i. e. heartily, zealously: ea nescio quomodo quasi pleniore ore laudamus,Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61.Transf. In gen.: the face, countenance (syn.: vultus, facies), acutis oculis, ore rubicundo,Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 118: figura oris,Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 26: iratorum,Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102: in ore sunt omhia, in eo autem ipso dominatus est omnis oculorum,i. e.
,id. ib. 2, 2, 7; so, os praebere ad contumeliam,Liv. 4, 35: in ore parentum liberos jugulat,
before their parents' eyes
,Sen. Ben. 7, 19, 8: quae in ore atque in oculis provinciae gesta sunt,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 81: in ore omnium cotidie versari,id. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: ut esset posteris ante os documentum Persarum sceleris sempiternum,id. Rep. 3, 9, 15: illos aiunt epulis ante ora positis excruciari fame,Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 10, 13: ante ora conjugum omnia pati,Liv. 28, 19, 12. So of the face, front, as indicative of modesty or impudence: os habet, linguam, perfidiam, = Engl. cheek, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 33: os durum!
os ŏs, ossis (collat. form ossum, i, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 112 P.; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 750 ib.; Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 2, 196: ossu, u, Charis. p. 12 P. In plur.: OSSVA for OSSA, freq. in inscrr.,Inscr. Orell. 2906; 4361; 4806; Inscr. Osann. Syll. p. 497, 1; Cardin. Dipl. Imp. 2, 11: ossuum for ossium, Prud. στεφ. 5, 111), n.prop. ossis for ostis, kindred with Sanscr. asthi, os; Gr. ὀστέον; Slav. kostj, a bone (class.). Lit.: quid dicam de ossibus?Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 139: cur hunc dolorem cineri ejus atque ossibus inussisti? (i. e. mortuo),Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 44, § 113; id. ib. 2, 5, 49, § 128: ossa legere, to gather up the bones that remain after burning a corpse, Verg. A. 6, 228; Sen. Ira, 2, 33, 6: condere,
to bury
,Verg. A. 5, 47: ossa legere, to extract fragments of bone from a wound, Sen. Ben. 5, 24, 3; id. Prov. 3; Quint. 6, 1, 30: tum vero exarsit juveni dolor ossibus ingens, in his bones, i. e. in his inmost part, in his soul, Verg. A. 5, 172: cui versat in ossibus Durus amor,id. G. 3, 258; id. A. 6, 55; cf. Vulg. Job, 4, 14.Transf., the hard or innermost part of trees or fruits: arborum ossa,i. e.
,Suet. Claud. 8.Trop., the bones, the solid parts or outlines of a discourse: utinam imitarentur (Atticos dicendo), nec ossa solum, sed etiam sanguinem,Cic. Brut. 17, 68; cf. id. Fin. 4, 3, 6; Quint. 1, p. 34.
Osca Osca, ae, f., a town in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Huesca, in Aragon, Vell. 2, 30, 1; Flor. 3, 22, 9. Hence, Oscensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Osca, a town of Spain, Oscan: ager,Varr. R. R. 1, 57: argentum,
oscedo oscēdo, ĭnis, f.kindr. with oscito. An inclination to yawn (post-class.), Gell. 4, 20.A sore in the mouth of children, aphthœ, Ser. Samm. 14, 216; Isid. 4, 8, 17.
oscen oscen, ĭnis, m. (but f. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, 7, 67; Plin. 10, 19, 22, § 43) [obscen, from obs-cano], a singing-bird, esp. in the auspices; a divining-bird, from whose notes auguries were taken (e. g. the raven, crow, owl): aves aut oscines sunt, aut praepetes: oscines, quae ore futura praedicunt; praepetes, quae volatu augurium significant,Serv. Verg. A. 3, 361; Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13: oscinem corvum prece suscitabo,Hor. C. 3, 27, 11; Plin. 10, 19, 22, § 43; App. de Deo Soc. p. 45, 29: Phoebeius,i. e.
oscillo oscillo, āre, v. n.2. oscillum, to swing, swing one's self: oscillum Santra dici ait, quod oscillent, id est inclinent, praecipitesque in os ferantur,Fest. p. 194, 9 and 10 Müll. Pass.: osculor, Mythogr. Lat. 1, 19 fin. Hence, oscillans, antis, P. a.; as subst., a swinger: oscillantes, ait Cornificius, ab eo, quod os celare soliti personis propter verecundiam, qui eo genere lusūs utebantur,Fest. p. 194 Müll.
oscillum oscillum, i, n.dim.1. os; lit. little mouth; hence, A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth: oscilla lupinorum,Col. 2, 10, 3.A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu,Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.
oscillum oscillum, i, n.ob- or obs-cillo, a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.
oscito oscĭto, āre, v. n., and oscĭtor, āri, v. dep. (inf. oscitarier, Turp. ap. Non. 322, 18; or Com. Rel. v. 15 Rib.) [oscieo], to open the mouth wide, to gape. Of plants, to open, unclose: oscitat in campis caput a cervice revulsum, of the plant lion's-mouth, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 10, 396; cf. Col. 10, 260; and: (arborum) folia cotidie ad solem oscitant,
turn towards the sun
,Plin. 16, 24, 36, § 88. Of living beings, to gape, yawn: ut pandiculans oscitatur,Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 80; * Lucr. 3, 1065: clare ac sonore oscitavit,Gell. 4, 20, 8. With acc.: quid adhuc oscitamus crapulam hesternam,August. Ver. Rel. 3.Trop., to be listless, drowsy, inactive (cf.: dormio. sterto): cum majores (calamitates) impendere videantur, sedetis et oscitamini,i. e.
are listless
,
idle
,
negligent
,Auct. Her. 4, 36, 48; cf. the foll. Hence, oscĭtans, antis, P. a., listless, sluggish, lazy, negligent (class.): interea oscitantes opprimi,Ter. And. 1, 2, 10: quae Epicurus oscitans allucinatus est, qs. half asleep, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 72. Of abstract things: oscitans et dormitans sapientia,Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144. * Adv.: oscĭtanter, carelessly, negligently: quod ille tam solute egisset, tam leniter, tam oscitanter,Cic. Brut. 80, 277.
osculabundus oscŭlābundus, a, um, adj.osculor, kissing (post-Aug.), Suet. Vit. 2. With acc.: manum sacerdotis,App. M. 11, 6, p. 259; id. Mag. 94, p. 333.
Osculana Oscŭlānapugna in proverbio, quo significabatur, victos vincere, quia in eādem et Valerius Laevinus imperator Romanus a Pyrrho erat victus, et brevi eundem regem devicerat Sulpicius ..., Fest. p. 197 Müll. (leg. Asculana; cf. Turneb. Advers. 3, 11).
osculo oscŭlo, āre, v. a.1. os, ōris, = ἀναστομόω, to supply with a mouth or outlet, to extend a channel, e. g. the veins, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 10, 123.
osculo oscŭlo, āre, v. a. (old collat. form of osculor), to kiss: osculavi caput, Titin. ap. Non. 476, 32: osculato tuo capite,App. M. 2, p. 117, 23: genua sibi osculari patiebantur,Capitol. Max. Juv. 2, § 7.
osculor oscŭlor, ātus, 1 (old form auscŭ-lor, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 42; id. Merc. 3, 3, 14; old inf. oscularier; v.infra), v. dep.osculum, to kiss (class.). Lit.: compellando blanditer, ausculando. Plaut. As. 1, 3, 69: eam vidisse cum alieno oscularier,
osculum oscŭlum (auscŭlum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; osclum, id. Truc. 1, 2, 8), i, n.dim.1. os, a little mouth, pretty mouth, sweet mouth (cf.: labium, labellum). Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose): videt oscula, quae, etc.,Ov. M. 1, 499; 10, 344: delibare, to touch, i. e. to kiss, Verg. A. 12, 434; id. G. 2, 523; Mart. 11, 92, 7; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 126; App. M. 3, p. 137, 41.Transf., a kiss (freq. and class.; syn.: basium, suavium): utinam continuo ad osculum Atticae possim currere,Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1: oggerere,
,Tac. Agr. 4: osculi jus, the right of kissing between relatives of both sexes, Suet. Claud. 26: in osculo sancto,Vulg. Rom, 16, 16.
Oscus Oscus, a, um, v. Osci.
Osdroena Osdrŏēna, ae, f., = Ὀσδροηνή, a country in the western part of Mesopotamia, the modern Diar Mochar, Amm. 14, 3, 2; 14, 8, 7. Its inhabitants are called Osdrŏēni, ōrum. m., Eutr. 8, 3.
Osi Osi, ōrum. m., a people of Germany, on the banks of the Danube, Tac. G. 28; 43.
Osinius Osīnĭus, ii, m., king of Clusium, and ally of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 655.
Osireostaphe Ŏsīrĕostăphē, ēs, f., = Ὄσιρις‐ταφή (Osiris-grave), a plant, called also Osiritis, App. Herb. 86.
Osiritis Ŏsīrītis, ĭdis, f., the name of a plant, also called Osireostaphe or cynocephalea, Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 18.
osor ōsor (ossor, Plaut. l. l. infra), ōris, m.odi, a hater (ante- and post-class.): uxoris suae ossor,Plaut. As. 5, 2, 9 Fleck. (Ussing, osor): hominum,App. de Deo Socr. p. 48, 15; Pacat. Pan. Th. 20, 5; Aus. Ep. 4, 24: mulierum,Plaut. Poen. prol. 74; cf.: osorem dixerunt, qui aliquem odisset, Paul. ex Fest. p. 196 Müll.
Osphagus Osphăgus, i, m., a river in Macedonia, Liv. 31, 39.
ospicor ospĭcor, āri, an old orthogr. for aus-pĭcor, Quadrig. ap. Diom. p. 378 P.
ospratura osprātūra, ae, f., = ὄσπριον, the purchase of pulse (post-class.), Dig. 50, 4, 18, § 19 dub. (al. hospitatura).
ossicularis ossĭcŭlāris, e, adj.ossiculum, of or belonging to the small bones (post-class.): medicamentum,Veg. Vet. 4, 28.
ossiculatim ossĭcŭlātim, adv.id., by bones, bone by bone (ante-class.): legere aliquem, Caecil. ap. Non. 147, 29.
ossiculum ossĭcŭlum, i, n.dim.2. os, a small bone, ossicle (post-Aug.), Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 134; Gell. 6, 1, 10: MEA (al. OSSVCVLA),Inscr. Fabr. p. 420, n. 381.
ossifragus ossĭfrăgus, a, um, adj.2. os-frango, bone-breaking, Cass. Sev. ap. Sen. Contr. 5, 33.Subst.: ossĭfrăgus, i, m., and ossĭfrăga, ae, f., the sea-eagle, osprey, Plin. 10, 7, 8, § 20; 30, 7, 20, § 63: accipitres, atque ossifragae,Lucr. 5, 1079; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 59.
ossilago ossĭlāgo, ĭnis, f.2. os, a hardness as of bone, a bony hardness (post-class.): tumor ossilagini similis,Veg. Vet. 2, 22. = Ossipaga, Arn. 4, p. 131.
ossilegium ossĭlĕgĭum, ii, n.2. os-lego, a bonegathering: ossilegium, ὀστολόγιον, Gloss. Philox.
ossilegus ossĭlĕgus, a, um, adj.ossilegium, a bone-gatherer: ossilegus, ὀστολόγος, Gloss. Philox.
Ossipaga Ossĭpāga (Ossĭpanga, Ossĭpā-gĭna), ae, f.2. os-pango, bone-fastener, the goddess who caused the bones of children to become firm and solid, Arn. 4, 1131.
ossuarius ossŭārĭus, a, um, adj.2. os, of or for bones, bone- (post-class.): OLLA OSSVARIA,
a vase to contain the bones of a corpse
,
a bone-urn
,Inscr. Orell. 2896.Subst.: ossŭārĭum (also written ossārĭum), ii, n., a receptacle for the bones of the dead, a bone-vault, charnel-house, Dig. 47, 12, 2; Inscr. Orell. 4511; 4556.
ossuculum ossŭcŭlum, v. ossiculum.
ossum ossum, i, n., v. 2. os.
ossuosus ossŭōsus, a, um, adj.2. os, full of bones (post-class.): loci,Veg. Vet. 2, 13.
ostendo ostendo, di, sum, and tum (ostensus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.; Luc. 2, 192: ostentus, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45; Pac. and Varr. ap. Prisc. l. l.; Tac. H. 1, 78: ostensurus,Suet. Ner. 13; App. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.: ostenturus,Cato, Or. 52, 2; v. also the apoc. form: ostende ostendam, ut permultis aliis exemplis ejus generis manifestum est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 201 Müll.; perh. used by Cato, v. Müll. ad loc., and cf. the letter E), v. a.obs-tendo, to stretch out or spread before one; hence, to expose to view, to show, exhibit, display (syn.: monstro, exhibeo). Lit. In gen. Ostendo manus, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 17: os suum populo Romano ostendere audet,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1: pectora,Sil. 2, 669: umeros,Verg. A. 5, 376: dentem,Suet. Vesp. 5: se,
,Phaedr. 1, 13, 9. In partic., to lay open, expose (poet.): Aquiloni glaebas,Verg. G. 2, 261: lucos Phoebo,Stat. Th. 6, 90: ager qui soli ostentus erit,Cato, R. R. 6, 2. Trop. In gen., to show, disclose, exhibit, manifest: ille dies cum gloriā maximā sese nobis ostendat, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 880 P. (Ann. v. 384 Vahl.): non ego illi extemplo ita meum ostendam sensum,Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 21: verum hoc facto sese ostendit,
,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 75 et saep. With two acc.: aliquem nocentem,Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 2; cf. Tit. ap. Gell. 2, 27, 5. Mid., to show itself, appear: nisi cum major spes ostenderetur,Suet. Aug. 25. In partic. To show, express, indicate by speech or signs; to give to understand, to declare, say, tell, make known, etc. (syn.: indico, declaro, significo). With acc.: illud ostendit,Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4. With obj.- or rel.-clause: ostendit se cum rege colloqui velle,Nep. Con. 3, 2: quid sui consilii sit, ostendit,Caes. B. G. 1, 21; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 3. Absol.: ut ostendimus supra,
as we showed above
,Nep. Ages. 1, 5: sed aliter, atque ostenderam, facio,Cic. Fam. 2, 3, 2: signum est per quod ostenditur idonea perficiendi facultas esse quaesita,Auct. Her. 2, 4, 6: primum ostendendum est,id. ib. 2, 16, 23.To hold up conspicuously, flourish (ironically): sed quaedam mihi magnifica et praeclara ejus defensio ostenditur,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1. Hence, osten-tus, a, um, P. a.Exposed (ante-class.): ager soli ostentus,Cato, R. R. 6, 2; so id. ib. 6, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; 1, 25.Subst.: ostentum, i, n.Lit., a prodigy, wonder, that announces something about to happen, a portent (class.; syn.: monstrum, portentum): praedictiones vero et praesensiones rerum futurarum quid aliud declarant, nisi hominibus ea, quae futura sunt, ostendi, monstrari, portendi, praedici? ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur,Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; cf. id. Div. 1, 42, 93; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Suet. Caes. 32.Transf., a wondrous thing, prodigy: scis Appium ostenta facere, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 4: ostenti prorsus genus,Just. 10, 1, 6.
ostensio ostensĭo, ōnis, f.ostendo, a showing, exhibiting, manifestation (post-class.): nova ostensio,App. M. 3, p. 133, 19; Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 11: HOMINVM ARMIGERORVM, a mustering, parade, Inscr. Salm. ad Lampr. Alex. Sev. 33: si in me est iniquitas haec, da ostensionem,
ostentarius ostentārĭus, a, um, adj.ostentum, of or relating to prophetic indications, prophetic (post-class.): ostentaria novitas (al. ostentatoria),Mart. Cap. 2, § 151.Subst.: ostentārĭum, ii, n., a book of prognostics: Tuscum,Macr. S. 3, 7: arborarium,id. ib. 2, 16.
ostentaticius ostentātīcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, adj.ostento, that serves for display, ostentatious (post-class.): virginitas,Tert. Virg. Vel. 3.
ostentatio ostentātĭo, ōnis, f.id.. In gen., a showing, exhibition, display (very rare). in armorum magis quam togarum ostentatione, Plin. Pan. 56 fin.: cognomen Imperiosi ... ab ostentatione saevitiae ascitum,
from an open display
,Liv. 7, 4. In partic. An idle show, vain display, pomp, parade, ostentation (the predom. signif. of the word): vitanda etiam ingenii ostentationis suspicio,Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 333: magnifica et gloriosa,id. Fl. 22, 52: insolens,id. Par. 6, 1, 42: et gloria,id. Rab. Post. 14, 38: inanis et simulatio,id. Off. 2, 12, 43: et venditatio,id. Lael. 23, 86: sui,Caes. B. C. 1, 4. In plur.: multorum annorum ostentationes meas nunc in discrimen esse adductas, that my many years' boastful promises (of an able administration) are now brought to the test, Cic. Att. 5, 13, 1.A false, deceitful show, pretence, simulation, deception: consul veritate, non ostentatione popularis,Cic. Agr. 1, 7, 23; cf.: ut in fronte ostentatio sit, intus veritas occultetur,id. Fin. 2, 24, 77: doloris,
ostentator ostentātor, ōris, m.ostento, a vain, self-satisfied exhibiter, a displayer, parader, boaster, vaunter: ostentatores meri,Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 15: ostentatorem pecuniae gloriosum describere,Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63: factorum,Liv. 1, 10: omnium, quae diceret,Tac. H. 2, 80: rector juveni et ceteris periculorum praemiorumque ostentator,id. A. 1, 24.
ostentatorius ostentātōrĭus, v. ostentarius.
ostentatrix ostentātrix, īcis, f.ostentator, she that displays or boasts (post-class.). Lit.: immodica sui ostentatrix,App. Mag. p. 323, 11.Trop.: pompa ostentatrix vani splendoris,Prud. Psych. 439.
ostento ostento, āvi, ātum (inf. pass. ostentarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 129), 1, v. freq. a.ostendo, to present to view, to show, exhibit (class.). In gen.: alicui jugula sua pro capite alicujus,
to present
,
offer
,Cic. Att. 1, 16, 4: aliquem,Verg. A. 12, 479: campos nitentes,id. ib. 6, 678: Sidonias opes,id. ib. 4, 75: passum capillum,Caes. B. G. 7, 48: liberos,Suet. Aug. 34: quo res sapsa loco sese ostentat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 325 Müll. (Ann. v. 372 Vahl.). In partic. To show off with vanity or boastfulness, to display, make a display of, boast of, vaunt: amorem tibi meum,Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 4: quid me ostentem,
,Cic. Cael. 28, 67: Ambiorigem ostentant fidei faciundae causā,Caes. B. G. 5, 41.To hold out or up as an example: desine Tydiden vultuque et murmure nobis Ostentare,Ov. M. 13, 350.To hold out for the purpose of offering or giving; to proffer, promise: alterā manu fert lapidem, panem ostentat alterā,Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 18: agrum,Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 78: praemia,Sall. J. 66, 1; 89, 1; cf.: praemia modo, modo formidinem,id. ib. 23, 1: praedam,id. ib. 68, 3.To hold out in a threatening manner; to threaten, menace: caedem, servitutem,Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 1: periculum capitis,id. Clu. 8, 25: minas,Liv. 2, 42.To show by speech or signs; to indicate, point out, signify, reveal, disclose: (largitio) verbis ostentari potest, re verā fieri, nisi exhausto aerario, nullo pacto potest,Cic. Agr. 2, 4, 18: tibi me istis esse familiarem,id. Fam. 9, 6, 2: principem,
ostentus ostentus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from ostendo.
ostentus ostentus, ūs, m.ostendo. In gen., a showing, exhibiting, display (not in Cic. or Cæs.): corpora extra vallum abjecta ostentui,
as a public spectacle
,Tac. A. 1, 29: atrocitatis,Gell. 20, 1, 48. In partic. Show, parade, external appearance: nova jura Cappadociae dedit bstentui magis, quam mansura, Tac. H. 1, 78.A sign, proof: ut Jugurthae scelerum ostentui essem,Sall. J. 24, 9; also a pretence, a sign given to deceive, id. ib. 46, 6: ut ostentui esset, multum vitalis spiritūs egestum,
ostes ostes, ae, m., = ὤστης, a kind of earthquake, App. de Mundo, p. 65, 30.
Ostia Ostĭa, ae, f., and Ostĭa, ōrum, n.ostium; cf. Engl. mouth, in Ply-mouth, Yar-mouth, etc., a seaport town in Latium, at the mouth of the Tiber, built by Ancus Marcius, still called Ostia: Ostiam urbem ad exitum Tiberis in mare fluentis Ancus Marcius rex condidisse fertur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 197 Müll.; cf.: urbs, quam secundum ostium Tiberis (Ancus Marcius) posuit, ex quo etiam Ostiam. id. s. v. Quiritium, p. 254 ib.; Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. quaeso, p. 258 ib. (Ann. v. 145 Vahl.): in ore Tiberis Ostia urbs condita,Liv. 1, 33 fin.; Cic. Rep. 2, 3, 5. Form Ostia, ōrum, Liv. 9, 19, 4; 23, 37, 1. Hence, Ostĭen-sis, e, adj., of or belonging to Ostia, Ostian (class.): Ostiensis ager,Cic. Att. 12, 23, 3; Liv. 8, 12: populus,id. 27, 38: quaestor (L. Saturninus),Cic. Sest. 17, 39: portus,Plin. 9, 6, 5, § 14: provincia,
the duty of one of the quœstors to superintend the aqueducts leading to Rome
ostiarius ostĭārĭus, a, um, adj.ostium, of or belonging to the door: ancilla,
portress
,Vulg. Johan. 18, 17; usu. subst.ostĭā-rĭus, ii, m., a door-keeper, porter (syn.: janitor, portitor),Varr. R. R. 1, 13; Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 64; Vulg. 1 Par. 9, 22. By the rich they were, in early times, occasionally chained up, Suet. Rhet. 3. In the Christian church, a sexton, Cod. Th. 1, 3, 6; 16, 2, 27.ostĭāria, ae, f., a female doorkeeper, portress, Ambros. in Luc. 10, § 75; Vulg. 2 Reg. 4, 5; id. Johan. 18, 16.ostĭārĭum, ii, n., a tax upon doors, a door-tax: columnaria, ostiaria, frumentum, vecturae imperabantur,Caes. B. C. 3, 32 (called exactio ostiorum, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5).
ostiatim ostĭātim, adv.id.. Lit., from door to door, from house to house (class.): ostiatim oppidum compilare,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53: agere crimen,
to enumerate the several houses where a crime was perpetrated
,id. ib. 2, 4, 22, § 48: nec scrutanda singula et velut ostiatim pulsanda,Quint. 5, 10, 112.Transf., by particulars or details (post-class.): quicumque ostiatim cupit noscere (wishes to know the particulars), legat, Vop. Carin. 17.
Ostiensis Ostĭensis, e, v. Ostia, II.
ostigo ostīgo, ĭnis, f., in the lang. of shepherds, a kind of eruption or scab on lambs, also called mentigo, Col. 7, 5, 21; v. mentigo.
ostium ostĭum, ii, n.kindred with Sanscr. oshtha, labium; Slav. ūsta, the same; cf. os, a door (class.; cf.: porta, janua, fores, valvae). Lit.: omnia istaec auscultavi ab ostio,Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 9: observare,id. Mil. 2, 3, 81: rectum ostium, the front-door (cf. posticum), Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 58 Brix ad loc.: aperire,
ostocopos ostŏcŏpŏs, i, m., = ὀστοκόπος, boneracking, a disease (as if the bones were giving way; post-class.),Ser. Samm. 48, 892; Pelag. Vet. 3; 10.
Ostorius Ostōrĭus, i, m., the name of several Romans. Ostorins Sabinus, a Roman knight, Tac. A. 16, 23; 16, 30: quaestor,id. ib. 16, 33. P. Ostorius Scapula, proprœtor in Britain, Tac. A. 12, 31: bello egregius,id. Agr. 14. M. Ostorius Scapula, son of Publius, Tac. A. 12, 31; put to death by Nero, id. ib. 16. 15.
ostracias ostrăcĭas, ae, m., and ostrăcītis, ĭdis, f., = οστρακίας, ὀστρακῖτις, a semigem, prob. hornstone or chalcedony, Plin. 37, 10, 65, § 177.
ostracites ostrăcītes, ae, m., = ὀστρακίτης, a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 36, 19, 31, § 139.
ostracitis ostrăcītis, ĭdis, f., = ὀστρακῖτις. Hornstone; v. ostracias.A kind of cadmia, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 103.
ostracium ostrăcĭum or ostrăcĕum, ii, n., = ὀστράκιον, a mussel, also called onyx, Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 134.
ostrea ostrĕa, ae, f., and (rarely) ostrĕum, i, n., = ὄστρεον, an oyster, mussel, sea-snail (class.). Form ostrea, Enn. Heduph. 2 (p. 166 Vahl.); Lucil. ap. Non. 216, 6; Afran.; Turp. and Varr. ib.; Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 8; Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 216, 14: ostrearum vivaria,Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168. Form ostreum: luna alit ostrea, Lucil. ap. Gell. 20, 8, 4; id. ap. Non. 216, 16; Varr. ib. 20: ostrea Circeis, Miseno oriuntur echini,Hor. S. 2, 4, 33; Ov. F. 6, 174; Juv. 4, 142. In sing. collect.: ostrei testas siccas tundere,Pall. 1, 41, 3.
ostrearius ostrĕārĭus, a, um, adj.ostrea, of or belonging to oysters, oyster- (post-Aug.): panis,
Ostrogothus Ostrŏgŏthus, i, or Ostrŏgŏtha, ae, m., an Ostrogoth: Ostrogothum continere,Sid. Carm. 2, 377; id. Ep. 8, 9: imperium Ostrogothae vastarent,Jornand. Reb. Get. 47; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 153.
ostrum ostrum, i, n., = ὄστρεον. Lit., the blood of the sea-snail, purple (cf.: murex, purpura): ostro Perfusae vestes,Verg. A. 5, 111; Vitr. 7, 13.Transf.Stuff dyed with purple, a purple dress, purple covering, purple: textilibus si in picturis ostroque rubenti Jacteris,Lucr. 2, 35: stratoque super discumbitur ostro,